Comments on: Don’t Worry About People Stealing Your Content http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/ How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:03:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1864 Brian Armstrong Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1864 Thanks Gopal, I think the music industry faces this especially hard right now. Thanks Gopal, I think the music industry faces this especially hard right now.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1863 Brian Armstrong Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:24:26 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1863 You bring up a good point...the ebook is a good lead generation tool, so even if people get it for free it has accomplished it's goal. I currently have no back end product, but I guess that's ok for now :) You bring up a good point…the ebook is a good lead generation tool, so even if people get it for free it has accomplished it’s goal. I currently have no back end product, but I guess that’s ok for now :)

]]> By: Erica Douglass http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1835 Erica Douglass Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:20:11 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1835 Hi Brian, I would go one step further and say "the ebook should not be your primary source of revenue." The ebook should be a <em>tool</em>. Which tool is up to you -- it could be a tool to promote you, your services, your business, and/or an affiliate program or two... ...but you should be making good money no matter whether people get it for free or not. The ebook is not where the money is. The backend/upsell/cross-sells are where the money is. -Erica Hi Brian,

I would go one step further and say “the ebook should not be your primary source of revenue.” The ebook should be a tool. Which tool is up to you — it could be a tool to promote you, your services, your business, and/or an affiliate program or two…

…but you should be making good money no matter whether people get it for free or not.

The ebook is not where the money is. The backend/upsell/cross-sells are where the money is.

-Erica

]]> By: Gopal http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1833 Gopal Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:46 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/389/dont-worry-about-people-stealing-your-content/#comment-1833 Great point. People will always find a way to not pay for something if they can. It's just become the norm and most probably don't even consider it stealing. Trust me, I am a musician and have struggled for the last 10 years to get my band's (the Integral) music out there. The Industry is in disarray because the Internet has just blown the door wide open on file sharing. On the flipside the Internet makes things so available and allows people from all over the world from different walks of life to communicate and share ideas...just like we're doing here. Build relationships, build value and you will accomplish a lot in the long run because you would have branded yourself as a knowledgeable leader. Your business will grow as a consequence of that. I've been marketing cutting edge technology that will be in millions of households in the next few years and have been using a lot of Internet marketing to get the word out. I don 't bother selling anything up front. I just share information (which is worth so much more) that will hopefully help others and those who are interested will be attracted to me in return. Don't despair, you will do well. All the best. Gopal www.boom.thevfusiongroup.biz www.theintegralband.com Great point. People will always find a way to not pay for something if they can. It’s just become the norm and most probably don’t even consider it stealing. Trust me, I am a musician and have struggled for the last 10 years to get my band’s (the Integral) music out there. The Industry is in disarray because the Internet has just blown the door wide open on file sharing. On the flipside the Internet makes things so available and allows people from all over the world from different walks of life to communicate and share ideas…just like we’re doing here. Build relationships, build value and you will accomplish a lot in the long run because you would have branded yourself as a knowledgeable leader. Your business will grow as a consequence of that. I’ve been marketing cutting edge technology that will be in millions of households in the next few years and have been using a lot of Internet marketing to get the word out. I don ‘t bother selling anything up front. I just share information (which is worth so much more) that will hopefully help others and those who are interested will be attracted to me in return. Don’t despair, you will do well. All the best. Gopal
http://www.boom.thevfusiongroup.biz
http://www.theintegralband.com

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